Several residents asked the Waterloo City Council on non‑agenda public comment that the city accelerate demolition of the long‑vacant Parkview Nursing Home at 310 Upland Avenue, saying people have been breaking into the building and neighbors worry about safety.

"We have kids in the neighborhood that were kind of concerned with their safety," said Steve (2317 Pelican Road). Susan Trower (2325 Pelican Road) told the council the boarded‑up windows and broken glass make the site an "eyesore" and said she believes money has been set aside for demolition. Alice Barr (438 Park Haven Drive) and Keith Smith (2130 Casper Avenue) also described repeated break‑ins and unsecured doors and skylights.

Noel Anderson, community planning and development director, told the council the city has repeatedly boarded the property and that it is "currently under asbestos survey. Bids are out so, we're hoping to get the demolition going as fast as we can." Anderson said the city has pursued a grant for asbestos removal but expects the grant process to be slower, so staff is looking at local funding options such as TIF bonds or ARPA dollars and is "hoping to have it down hopefully October, November." He added staff will send code enforcement and other personnel to the building to check for people inside and to resecure doors while abatement and demolition move forward.

Council members and residents noted past boarding work was repeatedly undone by vandals, and asked whether doors and boards could be made more secure in the interim. Anderson said staff would have "the proper authorities go by there" the following day to assess current occupancy and boarding needs, and would pursue reboarding while abatement and demolition contracts proceed.

The council did not take a formal vote or adopt a new funding authorization during the public comment period; Anderson described current procurement steps (asbestos survey, bids out) and funding options the city is pursuing.

Community members asked the council to treat demolition as a higher priority and emphasized the effect on neighborhood property values and safety while the building remains vacant.